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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hornblower find envious about Brown?
(a) His dexterity.
(b) His easy-going nature.
(c) His fluent French.
(d) His ability to make friends quickly.

2. What happens when Hornblower withdraws the final ligature from Bush's stump?
(a) Bush faints.
(b) The wound immediately appears better.
(c) The wound bleeds and oozes pus.
(d) Brown faints while watching.

3. What happens to Hornblower's ship?
(a) It is torched by the English.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It is torched by the French.
(d) It is towed by the English out to sea.

4. What alarms Hornblower about the travel?
(a) The fact that the people are so hostile to the Englishmen.
(b) The way the French soldiers stay so close to the carriage.
(c) The speed at which they are traveling.
(d) The bumps that cause Bush terrible agony.

5. Why is Bush at a critical stage of his recovery?
(a) He has not been wounded very long.
(b) The ligatures of arteries still extend beyond the wound and the stump has yet to heal over.
(c) His stump is still bleeding.
(d) He is psychologically hoping for death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower notice about Marie?

2. Who shares the interviewer's lack of concern for the welfare of those under his supervision?

3. Why do they go to a house they see in the distance?

4. What is frightening that the men encounter?

5. What comes easy to Brown?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what kind of physical shape is Bush?

2. What is Hornblower told will be done with him? How would you feel if you were him?

3. What does Hornblower say is the reason Bush should not be executed and what is Caillard's response? What does the response say to you about his character?

4. How does Hornblower decide who will travel to Paris with him? Do you think it was a good choice?

5. Who is the owner of the house where the escapees knock to ask for aid? How does he treat the prisoners initially?

6. What does the French innkeeper do for the English prisoners before they leave? What thoughts does Hornblower mull as they travel in the coach?

7. What happens that slows down the travel?

8. How does Hornblower feel when preparing for bed with the other prisoners? How does he feel about his pending execution? Do you think he is a coward that he worries about his possible reaction at the time of the execution?

9. How does Hornblower's opinion of Marie's appearance change as he stays in the house? What might this say about appearances in general?

10. Why does Colonel Caillard come to Rosas prison? What is Caillard like as a man? How do you think Hornblower felt about the man?

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